Until recently, Germany was not in compliance
and the European Commission had brought action against the country. The
commission argued that Germany had no functioning national return
system at the time of the introduction of the deposit obligation.
Because retailers were only required to accept the return of packaging
exactly like the kind they had in stock, the commission charged that
the German system made it difficult to import beverages into Germany
and constituted a barrier to trade in the internal market. Germany has
reworked its system and simplified the rules on the recovery of the
deposit for consumers, making sure the system works in compliance with
the EU law.
Germany brings one-way packaging system in line with EU law
A deposit on one-way packaging, particularly cans and plastic bottles, must be charged 0.25 eur, according to EU law.
May 31, 2007
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